As an alternative of utterly slicing the twine, Krista referenced again to her earlier departure from the present as a option to soften the blow.
“The final time I left Gray’s Anatomy, I used to be gone for seven seasons and the present was nonetheless going when [creator] Shonda [Rhimes] referred to as me to run it,” she continued. “So I am not saying goodbye as a result of that may be too bitter candy. I am saying, ‘See you in seven seasons.’”
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Shonda paid tribute to Krista, who helped information Gray’s by means of lots of its most up-to-date buzzworthy moments, together with the surprising return of Patrick Dempsey within the season 17 premiere.
“Krista’s creativity, imaginative and prescient and devoted management have allowed Gray’s Anatomy and Station 19 to proceed to flourish,” Shonda stated in an announcement to E! Information. “I’m extremely grateful to her for all her laborious work. She’s going to at all times stay a part of the Shondaland household.”